Improvement in devices for opening and closing fans



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Letters-Patent No.108,096, datedOctober 11, 1870.

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The' cSchdule referred'to in these Letters Piatent and: making part of the sume.

Tocllwhom 'itmcycnncerm l i` Be it lknown that LGEoneE B'oRDns, of -the city of New York, in the count-yfand State of New York,

have ,invented a new and useful Improvement in Devloefor Opening `and (.llosing'ltans;` and I do 4hereby declare that `the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled'irr the art to makeanduse the same, referenee being had to the accompanying drawing forming part 4ot' 'this specification. i

Figure 1 is a side view of nnyiluprored `fan closed,

part being brokenaway` to show the co'llstruction. Figure 2 is aside View of the same partly opened, part being broken Aaway to show the` construction.

. Figure is a detail sectional view of thesame,

taken through theline z x, to show the construction.

Similar letters `of reference indicate corresponding` .parts j My invention has for' its object to furnish an improved device for opening and `closing hand-fans, Twhichjshall be simple Ain construction, effective in operation, and not 4liableto break or get out of order;

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. It consists iul the parts by which the `fan is opened -aud closed, in Vcombination with the other parts of the fan, as `hereinaftermore fully describech A and B are the outer leaves ofthe fau, one of which,` as A, is'cxtended, tefserve as a handle.

G arethe other leaves, which are connected, near their outer ends, to each other, and to the outer leaves .A B, by aribbou, D, in the ordinary manner.

. The inner ends of the leaves A B C are connect-ed and pivoted to each 'other by a bolt or rod, E.

The end ofthe rod E is securely attached to the short outerleaf B, so that the said leaf may be carried around byand with the said rod inits revolution.

G. after it, thus opening the fan.

ner the fan is closed,hy moving the bar G in the gear-wheel, F.

G'is a bar, sliding in a'keeper, H, attached to the outer side of the long outer leaf B. t The 'upper end ofthe bar Gis made wide, and has a slot formed Vin it, of such a width as to receive the gear-wheel F, the teeth of said gear-wheel meshing into teeth formed-.along one edge of the slot in the 4bar G, the other edge of said' slot serving as a guard .to keep the wheel and bar in gear with-each other.

By this construction,bysliding the bar G in one direction, the rod E will be1'evolved,"carrying the outer leaf B with'it, which leaf' draws the other leave-s In the sume manother direction.

Upon the lower end of `the bar G is formed `a thumbpiece, g', for convenience in operating it.

Thegear-wheel F and slotted upper end ofthe bar G should be covered with a keeper or cap, I, to'hide them from view, and which may also serve as a guide .and support to thebar G as it is moved back and fort-h. i Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure .by Letters Patent- The sliding slotted rack-bnr G, pinion l", and pivotrod E, combined as described, with a `fan, A B C D, for the purpose set forth. j v

The above speeication of my invention signed by me'this 16th day of August, 1870.

` GEORGE BORDES.

'\\ itnesses:

JAMES T. Gannon, .'I. B. MosHER.

To the other end or `the rod E is attached a small 

